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Julien A. Raemy

For the second time, I teach "Introduction to Open Data" at HES-SO / Haute école de gestion de Genève this semester. Since it covers both Open Research Data and Open Government Data, it made sense to... make the course materials open.

I've rebuilt the site using #Quarto: julsraemy.ch/intro-open-data

It's a 16-hour course for Information Science undergrads. Yes, that's also a bachelor's degree in some countries in Europe! 😉

Introduction to Open Data7C2-CT-4A Introduction to Open Data – Introduction to Open DataHEG-GE Bachelor Information Science | Spring Semester 2024-2025
#opendata#openscience#informationscience
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ALA Editions | Neal-Schuman

Following the Trump Administration's disastrous decision to pause most federal grants and loans, ALA has put out a call to library workers, patrons, and advocates across the country to share their library story. What would be at stake in your community with federal funding for libraries? What would you lose without long-term support for your local library? airtable.com/appTIEEt9RjDbjmv8

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#ALA#AmericanLibraryAssociation#LIS
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Siderea, Sibylla Bostoniensis

Is there an Information Scientist in the house?

Help. How do I mirror PubMed?

They have their whole corpus conveniently available as XML files for download while supplies/democracy lasts. I speak Unix and disk space is cheap. Once I have all the XML, then what do I do?

Edit: This is a question for librarians not sysadmins (except perhaps for sysadmins who work for librarians). No part of it is "dur, what is XML" or "how do I download a file".

#InformationScience
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Tilde Lowengrimm

I’ve been thinking lately (always a mistake) about all the cultural works to which we don't have access. Everything removed from streaming; everything locked behind DRM so that most libraries and archives won't have copies which can redundantly survive disruption. Sometimes I get real sad about the future readers and historians and others who just won't be able to find copies of the incredible things made during the current digital dark age.

As ever, I try to let this radicalize me rather than lead me into despair. I know that there are lots of horrors worth raging against, but this is one I feel well-positioned to work against. It's low-stakes enough that I won't feel self-loathing if I burn out or need to take a break. It's no secret that I like to read and organize books so this is a topic close to my heart and one which can bring me joy and allow me to share it with those around me too. There is a fair bit of tech nerd stuff to it, enough that I have an opportunity to learn & practice new things, but not so much that I’m totally out of my depth. And there are plenty of communities out there to help and share strategies.

But the big thing I see missing from my understanding and many of the conversations about shadow libraries and unauthorized archivism is the social and professional practice of librarianship rather than mechanical practice of data storage. I don't have space to go to library school, but I could definitely stand to read (and archive) introductory books on the topic, or take an online class. Friends who know: what are some of the better places to get started with an introduction to library & information science and archive science?

#libraries #librarian #archivist #archives #archivism #archivist #libraryScience #informationScience #archiveScience #culture #repositories #dataHoard #archiving #piracy #unauthorizedArchives #guerillaArchives #shadowLibraries #digiPres #digitalPreservation

Infosec.TownTilde Lowengrimm (@tilde)Corporations hoard & suppress culture. They try to lock the collected art of the last century behind DRM & streaming. They want us to own nothing & have no rights. Pay and consume; never create, never control. These artificial psychopaths (run by ordinary human sociopaths) are parasites. They know the price of everything and the value of nothing. Art and culture are just tools for profit, not things which hold meaning, tell stories, or inspire. They have no respect for the society which supports them or for the people who create. We should have just as much respect for them. Simultaneously, the LLM-purveyors want to vacuum up every scrap of writing and every video & picture & podcast to replace human creation with synthetic slop. It's already ruined search & wordfreq. If the art-stealing robots are allowed to "train on" all art & culture so that they can churn out trash, then you sure as heck deserve to re-watch your own re-runs whenever you feel like it. Not just because it might inspire you to make something better than corporate synthetic dumbasses. But because you're a human person and that's a good enough reason to deserve a personal archive of all art and knowledge. The only obstacles to this are corporate & capitalist. Dust off your tricorn hat & update your NAS. Make local copies of the art which matters to you. Actual files on a physical hard drive or SD card in your hand. Back up your bookmarks offline — the web rots and that one post with the answer might not be there next time you need it. Don't rely on the Internet Archive; it's under attack and may not survive. Share with others; rebuild Alexandria. This is not a new thought. I wasn't the first to say it; I won't be the last. But it bears repeating. This is not a post about tools or tactics; it's about outrage and action, resilience and community. But I'd love to hear your suggestions. What's your favorite tool for guerilla archivism? How do you keep backups of your bookmarks? What should aspiring archivists know?
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Josh Wells

“ … what can Wikipedia tell us about human curiosity? Dani Bassett, a professor in the department of bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania, observed three different curiosity styles in people browsing the online encyclopedia—hunter, busybody, and dancer. They explain characteristics of each style and how which approach you use could depend on where you live.”

#anthropology #sociology #psychology #informatics #informationscience

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Kate Nyhan is changing servers

Call for proposals -- NEASIST annual conference, April 1, 2025

"Voices Through Data: Integrating Information Science, Storytelling, and Digital Literacy"

Free for presenters and ASIST members, cheap for everyone else ($10)

Submit proposals for presentations, panels, workshops, lightning talks, posters at bit.ly/neasistcfp2025

Google DocsCall for Proposals - Voices Through Data: Integrating Information Science, Storytelling, and Digital Literacy (NEASIS&T Annual Conference)Conference date: April 1, 2025 This year’s conference highlights the critical role of data in shaping stories and making information more accessible. We’ll focus on the importance of digital literacy, developing critical thinking skills, navigating ethical challenges in data storytelling, and empowering individuals to use data for informed decision-making. We are accepting proposals for presentations, panels, workshops, and lightning talks/posters related to the conference theme. We welcome submissions from students, faculty, practitioners, and others in information sciences, libraries, archives, and related fields. Priority will be given to presenters from the Northeast region (CT, DE, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT, DC). We encourage all formats, especially lightning talks, which are a great opportunity for students. Potential ideas include (but are not limited to): Making data accessible through storytelling Empowering digital literacy for data use Ethics in data storytelling: privacy, bias, and inclusion Personal narratives and big data Teaching digital literacy through information science Visualizing data and transforming numbers into stories Building critical thinking for data literacy Data-driven journalism and media Protecting stories in digital archives AI and the future of data storytelling Using data for social change and advocacy Engaging audiences with interactive data Deadline for submission: January 13, 2025 Notification by: January 27, 2025 Presenters have free registration to the conference!
#datalibs#medlibs#InformationScience
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